Chapter 721 - - 542 Large Spender_2

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“…” South Peak Emperor was taken aback for a moment, looking at the Daoist Rhyme emanating from Duge, he nodded his head, “Yes, the Daoist Rhyme on you indeed can take me a step further. There are many in this world who are stronger than I am. Only if I become stronger can I protect you better.”

“Since my Daoist Rhyme can help you grow, then why do I take you as my master, and not the other way around?” Duge asked.

“Because I know much more than you. Your Daoist Rhyme is innate, but you don’t know how to unleash its power. I can teach you how to use the Daoist Rhyme to grow faster,” South Peak Emperor said with a smile, not taking offense. “If I took you as my master, what could you teach me?”

“I…” Duge was taken aback for a moment, then asked, “Will becoming your disciple restrict my freedom? At Dragon Willow Villa, I saved a group of children, and I promised them a good life.”

“To become my disciple is to be my disciple,” South Peak Emperor said with a smile, “Besides, saving lives is a good deed, and as the Great Emperor who shelters the Mortal Realm, I certainly won’t restrict your freedom.”

“The teachings you offer me, are they more formidable than the Daoist arts of Dragon Tiger Mountain?” Duge asked again.

“Naturally, they are more formidable than those of Dragon Tiger Mountain,” South Peak Emperor said with a laugh. “Dragon Tiger Mountain is nothing but a group of mortals. Even without speaking of cultivation techniques, the resources I hold in my hands are a hundredfold more powerful than those of Dragon Tiger Mountain. Otherwise, why would Xu Jinghui bother sending you to me?”

“Alright, then I will take you as my master,” Duge said seriously, nodding at South Peak Emperor. “But let it be clear, I will not be your disciple forever.

I learn things very quickly, and if one day you can no longer teach me things of greater power, I will seek out someone more formidable to become my master. I have heard that the Daoist Ancestor is the most formidable person under the heavens, and one day, I will have the Daoist Ancestor as my master.”

South Peak Emperor was momentarily stunned, then chuckled and nodded, “Alright, if one day you truly take the Daoist Ancestor as your master, I wouldn’t mind calling you master in return.”

“It’s a deal,” Duge said with bright eyes.

“It’s a deal,” South Peak Emperor agreed.

That very day.

After delegating various responsibilities to his disciples, South Peak Emperor couldn’t wait to announce his seclusion.

Contemplating Daoist Rhyme is best done sooner rather than later.

Although he bore the title of Emperor, he was just a Great Mountain Deity of the Mortal Realm after all, often confined to this barren land and not even able to ascend to the Heavenly Court.

Faced with such a rare glimpse of hope, who wouldn’t want to advance further!

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In the secret chamber.

South Peak Emperor sat cross-legged, looking at Duge, who was enveloped in Daoist Rhyme, and spoke with heartfelt emphasis, “Qing Sheng, the cultivation technique I practice is called ‘Mystery of the Profound Heavens,’ which is different from the ‘Mixed Yuan Method’ you received from Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Now that you have reached the Nascent Soul Cultivation Level, it would not be worth it to abandon your cultivation and start over. Instead, use the ‘Mixed Yuan Method’ to integrate and ascend, and then after attaining an immortal body, you may switch to practicing my ‘Mysterious Heaven Technique.’”

Qing Sheng was the name South Peak Emperor had given to Duge.

“I will heed Master’s instruction,” Duge nodded, “Master, the people at Dragon Tiger Mountain said my constitution is different from that of ordinary people, and I use up too much Spiritual Energy when I cultivate. May I use your Immortal Pills?”

This was the main reason Duge had come to South Peak Emperor.

As someone of the same rank as Heavenly Master Xu, South Peak Emperor resided in the Mortal Realm where the Spiritual Energy was insufficient to sustain his Cultivation Level; Immortal Pills were an essential item for him. And since he was an Emperor directly conferred by the Immortal Emperor, the Heavenly Court would regularly supply him with Immortal Pills.

“You practice first; the Spiritual Energy of Suspended Mountain is several times thicker than that of Dragon Tiger Mountain. If you lack Spiritual Energy, I will naturally supply you with Immortal Pills,” South Peak Emperor said with a smile.

He had never encountered a fusion of Daoist Rhyme and Water Series Spiritual Energy, but in his view, just how much Spiritual Power could a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator like Duge possibly need? South Peak Emperor assumed the cultivators from Dragon Tiger Mountain lacked experience, not taking Duge’s words to heart.

Duge’s Spiritual Power couldn’t sustain the outward projection of Daoist Rhyme for long. After South Peak Emperor had contemplated it for just a short while and was starting to sense something, the Daoist Rhyme retracted back into Duge’s body.

Therefore.

He was very eager for Duge’s cultivation level to increase!

South Peak Emperor had never doubted that Duge might be one of the Evil Demons; the area he governed was vast, and he had dealt with many Alien Warriors, making him more than familiar with Evil Demons. Although Evil Demons might awaken certain Divine Skills, there had never been one with a Water Spirit body and Daoist Rhyme.

“Very well, please enlighten me, Master,” Duge sat down cross-legged, and began circulating his cultivation techniques right in front of South Peak Emperor.

As he began to operate the Zhou Tian cycle.

The Spiritual Energy of Suspended Mountain seemed stirred, rapidly converging into Duge’s body and forming a vortex above his head, pouring into him.

The moment the Spiritual Energy was stirred, many of South Peak Emperor’s disciples simultaneously stopped cultivating, and without any agreement beforehand, they left their caves and looked towards the direction of the Great Emperor’s Palace, each of them showing a baffled expression.

This commotion resembled that of an Immortal cultivating in the Mortal Realm; which disciple of the Great Emperor was practicing in this manner? Was the Great Emperor running out of elixirs?

And those True Immortals guarding the Emperor were also perplexed, wondering why the Emperor needed to draw upon the Spiritual Energy of Suspended Mountain for his cultivation?

In front of Duge.

South Peak Emperor watched the Spiritual Energy being drawn by Duge, completely agape. At that moment, it was as if he realized why Xu Jinghui had sent this treasure to him.

Such a rate of extracting Spiritual Energy was comparable to that of a True Immortal; if left to cultivate at Dragon Tiger Mountain, everyone else might as well do nothing at all.

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